May 15 Watch Republicans Demand Action, Jail Time for Those Responsible for IRS Scandal Republicans Demand Action, Jail Time for Those Responsible for IRS Scandal… Continue watching
May 15 Study Pinpoints Link Between Fitness and Cancer in Men Photo courtesy: Flickr user Josiah Mackenzie There's new evidence out today that being fit reduces your risk for getting cancer. The study, released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, looked at the link between… Continue reading
May 15 Headed to Law School? Lower Your Expectations Recent law school grads face a tough job market, daunting student loans and -- if they land a job -- a demanding work environment. Steven Harper's "The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis" serves as a wake up call… Continue reading
May 14 Watch Incident With Diplomat Occurs as U.S. Seeks Russian Help on Boston Attacker Incident With Diplomat Occurs as U.S. Seeks Russian Help on Boston Attacker… Continue watching
May 14 Watch Was Seizure of AP's Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom? Was Seizure of AP's Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom?… Continue watching
May 14 Watch Disclosures About Involvement in IRS Targeting Draw Calls for Transparency Disclosures About Involvement in IRS Targeting Draws Calls for More Transparency… Continue watching
May 14 Jolie's Decision Sheds Light on BRCA Gene, Importance of Genetic Counseling Angelina Jolie announced that she has undergone a double mastectomy after she learned she was strongly predisposed to developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images The news went viral right away. Movie star Angelina Jolie… Continue reading
May 14 The Day Doctors Began to Conquer Smallpox By Dr. Howard Markel Sixteenth century Aztec drawing of smallpox victims. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. One of the most celebrated medical anniversaries concerns a country doctor named Edward Jenner (1749-1823) who lived in the tiny village of Berkeley in Gloucestershire, Great Britain. Like… Continue reading
May 14 Commander Hadfield Reports to Ground Control Astronaut Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in microgravity. Commander Chris Hadfield is a great many things: a photographer, an educator, a social media maven -- did I forget to mention astronaut? And it's with great delight… Continue reading
May 14 How Sequestration Could Affect US Flood-Warning System Oregon and Idaho each had to shut down three water gauges due to automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration. Watch how Idaho relies on these water gauges, from tracking drought conditions to determining stream levels for salmon. Video… Continue reading